Features of the work of online casinos in some countries

Online gambling activities are allowed in more than 80 jurisdictions of various countries. But it is regulated by the legislation in force and a tax system. And special gambling commissions are responsible for overseeing. 

Every jurisdiction has its level of strictness of its law towards online gambling. There are partial restrictions in some places, other places have local passes (in special zones of different countries) and online gambling activities are even fully legalized in some countries.

The USA

The government of the country adopted the law about the responsibility of organizers for hosting illegal online business back in 2006. Since then, banks and other financial organizations are forbidden to make people’s transactions to illegal casinos’ online platforms. However, this did not mean that the clubs’ activity was fully restricted.

In 2012, the government adopted a new law, according to which bookmakers, poker rooms and online casino in USA could work legally on the territory of particular states. Such precise control by the government allows avoiding negative results of gambling and maintain order. The most popular developers of slots in America are WMS Gaming, Genesis Gaming, International Game Technology.

Australia

Local online casinos can provide their services only to foreign gamers. If they provide access to their slots to Australians, the government will punish them in accordance with the gambling law, which was adopted in 2003.

Australians can play online slots on foreign websites but only if they follow the requirements of the government. The gambling regulation is made on local, regional, and country level. It means that small online clubs, which provide their services in small towns of Australia, will not work long. They will be noticed by supervisory authorities.

Peculiarities of the work of online clubs in Russia

There is no law base for legal online gambling activities in the Russian Federation. The government strictly forbids the organization and hosting of such gambling. There are laws in the country, the violation of which leads to big money penalties and the adoption of measures to punish an organizer. That’s why Russian players have been playing on foreign websites for a long time.

The United Kingdom

In this country, the gambling activity of all online casinos is regulated by the supervisory authority called The Gambling Commission. It issues official licenses and monitors the implementation of the requirements of the regulatory document Gambling Act by clubs. However, one of the requirements is mandatory funding of treatment facilities, which help citizens to fight gambling addiction.

After receiving the official license, online casinos can legally work on the territory of the country but only if they follow the law. But a club has to pay a certain sum of a tax, which is part of every gamer’s winnings, to the country’s budget.

Italy

In 2011, the government adopted the law, which allows online casinos to legalize their activity in Italy. The country provides licenses and demands to follow laws, which regulate the gambling activity.

Online casinos have to pay a tax, which amounts to 20% of their income. Compared to other countries, it is a very small rate. So a number of internet clubs keep growing in Italy and the budget is filled with 18 billion Euros every year (the government collects 60 billion Euros from all kinds of gambling activities).